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...Washington digging through Foley’s perverted instant messages. Surreal, but not especially novel. Except perhaps for a few months following 9/11, politically interested people born in the 1980s have never known honorable politics. We were weaned on Monica Lewinsky; next came Florida, Iraq, Katrina, Abramoff, William Jefferson stuffing cash into his freezer, and partisanship so vicious it turns off even the proudly Machiavellian students at the IOP. JFK’s speech at Vanderbilt feels like it was from another universe—an historical curiosity, but not a compelling reason to pursue a career in politics.Current political...
...Playing the Victim in Louisiana Democrat William Jefferson is a target of a federal corruption investigation and not welcome in his own party. But with the backing of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, he may just win reelection
...word of advice for the pundits who started writing U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's political obituary months ago: Not so fast...
...Granted, things look bad for the beleaguered eight-term congressman. Last year, federal agents raided Jefferson's New Orleans and Washington, D.C., homes, carting out boxes of documents and $90,000 stashed in a freezer. That raid and a subsequent invasion of his congressional office were part of an ongoing investigation into whether Jefferson demanded hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and other payment for his help in landing Kentucky technology firm iGate lucrative contracts in Nigeria and Ghana. The money was allegedly funneled to a company owned by Jefferson's wife, Andrea Green-Jefferson, and to a legal...
...detractors dubbed him years ago, is a fierce campaigner and formidable power broker who has muscled his way out of tight spots before. "There's a question mark on this one right up to the end," said Louisiana political consultant Elliott Stonecipher, of the District 2 race. Jefferson's "historic ability to turn out black votes that others couldn't find or turn out is why you never, ever, ever say this man is not going to win reelection. Bill Jefferson is one of the masters at this game, and you just don't ever count...